Boys' name · since 1880
Andrew
Andrew has 1,329,454 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #73 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,329,454
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,329,454 babies have been named Andrew since 1880, making it today's #73 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Andrew recorded 1,329,454 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #73 nationally today, ahead of 99.5% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #19 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #73 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,329,454 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Andrew ranks #19 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #73 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,329,454 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #73 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,329,454
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Andrew's 1,329,454 recorded births place it above 99.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Andrew compares
1,329,454 Top 1% higher than 99% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Andrew's all-time total is 3,603x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Andrew | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,329,454 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36,206 | 34 | 22,252 |
Andrew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Andrew's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 479 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 36,206, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Andrew popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 36,206
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Andrew popularity over time - girls
4,961 total births recorded since 1881 (Andrew as girls' name)
Andrew by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (285,074 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Andrew's strongest decade.
285,074 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Andrew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6,053
1880s
6,053 births
- 1890s 5,719
1890s
5,719 births
- 1900s 6,277
1900s
6,277 births
- 1910s 28,152
1910s
28,152 births
- 1920s 35,952
1920s
35,952 births
- 1930s 25,025
1930s
25,025 births
- 1940s 34,618
1940s
34,618 births
- 1950s 60,972
1950s
60,972 births
- 1960s 97,109
1960s
97,109 births
- 1970s
1970s
132,929 births
- 1980s
1980s
285,074 births
- 1990s
1990s
272,941 births
- 2000s
2000s
202,588 births
- 2010s 105,086
2010s
105,086 births
- 2020s 30,959
2020s
30,959 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 285,074 births (21% of all-time use).
How Andrew compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Andrew's total volume
Andrew by state
Where Andrew concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 153,875 | 11.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 109,648 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 80,056 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 77,711 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 66,095 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 61,716 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 54,443 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Florida | | 44,265 | 3.3% |
153,875 of 1,329,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Andrew appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Andrew's data
- Andrew's decade-level peak was the 1980s (285,074 total births); usage has since declined to 30,959 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Andrews (153,875 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Andrew: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Andrew draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.